A Yerevan court has extended Bagrat Galstanyan's pretrial detention.

The arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of plotting a coup d'état in Armenia, has been extended for two months.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, at a hearing on January 8, the defense demanded that the charges brought against members of the "Sacred Struggle" movement in the coup d'état be personalized, and the court upheld this position. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan pointed out the lack of expert examinations in the case and called the charges unsubstantiated. In February, a Yerevan court extended the arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of plotting a coup d'état, for another two months.

The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction has extended the detention of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the "Sacred Struggle" movement, for another two months, Novosti Armenia reports.

Court Karen Farkhoyan stated in the decision that the grounds and conditions of detention have not changed, and the use of alternative preventive measures will not ensure the proper behavior of the accused.

The prosecutor demanded a three-month extension of the detention period, Aysor.am clarified.

As a reminder, Prime Minister Nikol At a government meeting on May 29, Pashinyan harshly criticized the church and responded to Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan's objections with insults on Facebook*. Armenian politicians and church representatives demanded that Pashinyan apologize for insulting the church. The court also sentenced Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, to two years in prison. The defense intends to appeal the verdict, and the case against Bagrat Galstanyan continues in court. The head of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, and Priest Garegin Arsenyan have been arrested on charges of coercion to participate in public meetings.